From: joshua lauer (jslauer@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Jan 20 2006 - 14:50:42 GMT-3
The criteria for the lifetime learning credit is "a program to improve or
develop job skills" that's pretty broad. Nothing in the tax code mentiones
it being accredited. The hope credit is different, used for the first two
years of college and can only be claimed two years in a row.
JL
Josh Lauer
RHCE, MCSE NT/2000, CCNA, CCDA, CCDP, CCNP, CCSP, CCIP, CISSP, CEH
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Matus" <John.Matus@tokiom.com>
To: "joshua lauer" <jslauer@hotmail.com>
Cc: "Tim" <ccie2be@nyc.rr.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>; "'Joe Rinehart'"
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Subject: Re: ccie tax write-off's
> the problem is that i was perusing the "hope credit" and the "life-time"
> credit and they both indicate that you have to be enrolled in a
> sactioned/accredited institution "one that offers financial aid" and
> what-not.............so that might not be the right route. it sounds like
> the business-expense form might be the right way to do
> it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but i'm not sure.
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> Regards,
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> John D. Matus
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> "joshua lauer"
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> Yes,
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> to a certain extent..Not sure of the form but this is considered
> continuing
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> education. Lifetime learning credit is likely what this category will fall
> under. You wont get to take the hope credit for this.
>
> JL
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>
> Josh Lauer
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim" <ccie2be@nyc.rr.com>
> To: "'joshua lauer'" <jslauer@hotmail.com>; "'Joe Rinehart'"
> <jjrinehart@hotmail.com>; "'John Matus'" <jmatus@pacbell.net>;
> <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 9:49 AM
> Subject: RE: ccie tax write-off's
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>> Hey Josh,
>>
>> When you say, "take the education credits", does that mean that you can
>> reduce the tax you owe by subtracting the amount spent pursuing a ccie?
>>
>> TIA,Tim
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: joshua lauer [mailto:jslauer@hotmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 9:21 AM
>> To: Tim; 'Joe Rinehart'; 'John Matus'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
>> Subject: Re: ccie tax write-off's
>>
>> You can also take the education credits since CCIE training and the
>> certification tests are considered "vocational training" by the govt. I'm
>> not sure if this type of credit will exist next year, but it does now.
>>
>>
>> jl
>>
>>
>> Josh Lauer
>>
>> RHCE, MCSE NT/2000, CCNA, CCDA, CCDP, CCNP, CCSP, CCIP, CISSP, CEH
>>
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>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tim" <ccie2be@nyc.rr.com>
>> To: "'Joe Rinehart'" <jjrinehart@hotmail.com>; "'John Matus'"
>> <jmatus@pacbell.net>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 9:11 AM
>> Subject: RE: ccie tax write-off's
>>
>>
>>> Actually, it depends whether you're an employee or a contractor.
>>>
>>> As an employee, you're much more limited.
>>>
>>> As a contractor, it's all deductible.
>>>
>>> Tim
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
>>> Joe
>>> Rinehart
>>> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:38 AM
>>> To: John Matus; ccielab@groupstudy.com
>>> Subject: Re: ccie tax write-off's
>>>
>>> Form 2106 as part of employee business expenses....
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Matus" <jmatus@pacbell.net>
>>> To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:37 PM
>>> Subject: ccie tax write-off's
>>>
>>>
>>>> does anyone know if you can write off CCIE stuff on your tax returns?
>>>> i'm
>>> not
>>>> quite sure where or how you would do it, but hey..... it is "continuing
>>>> education".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> John D. Matus
>>>> MCSE, CCNP
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